Clothes drier mounting



Sept. 25, 1956 G. R. WATTS, JR

CLOTHES DRIER MOUNTING Filed Dec. 51, 1955' George A. Wafzs, J

IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEY United States Patent O 2,764,297 CLOTHES DRIER MoUNTi'NGGeorge R; Watts, Jr.,-Dallas, Tex. Application'Decemb er 31; 1953,.Serial Nb. 401,445

2 claims. Cl. 211-96)- This'invention relates-to clothes'di'iers andmore-particularly to clothes 'driers having collapsible garmentsupporting arms.

The principal object of the invention is to provide the housewife withan expedient medium for hanging small wash indoorsfor drying and withthis in View, the invention is designed to include a mounting barrewhich is pivoted at'longitudinally spaced points thereon' thee'n'ds ofa series-of article supporting rods for movementto operative positionsat right angles to the bar and collapsi= ble to inoperative positions inrelative parallelismwithin the confines of the sides of the barfofconcealment.

Another object ofthe inv'entio'n istoprovide an article suspensionattachment for shower curtain rods; so designed that the attachment,when secured to a shower curtain rod will support articles, such asapparel washed for drying, over a bath tub for concealment by the showercurtains or sliding panels, as the case may be.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a clothes driermounting bar which is equipped with means to secure the same againstrotation on the shower curtain rod or the slide channel for showerpanels, said means including interchangeable appliances for fasteningthe said securing means to tile or other wall surfacing.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds when consideredwith the annexed drawing wherein:

Figure l is a top perspective view of a garment drier embodying theinvention and designed as an attachment to a shower curtain rod.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the supporting clamp andsecuring means for the mounting bar.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view, partly in section, showing the manner inwhich the article supporting arms are attached to the mounting bar.

Figure 5 is an exploded fragmentary perspective view of the assemblyshown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing an appliance for securingthe mounting bar to a tile Wall by suction cups, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modified form ofattaching means for the clothes drier as applied to the upper slidechannel of the conventional sliding shower panels.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, referencenumeral 10 denotes an elongate bar, herein referred to as the mountingbar, which has a right angular flange 11 along one edge thereof. Thisflange is narrower than the mounting bar 10 and is vertically disposedto provide reinforcement for the mounting bar as well as a means forsecuring the mounting bar directly to a wall in cases where it is notconvenient or desirable to attach the same to a shower curtain rod. Forthe purpose of securing the device to a wall, holes 12 are provided inlongitudinally spaced relationship in the flange 11 to receive screws.

A;- Series ofarticle supporting; arms' 13' of unequal" lengthsare'pivoted at longitudinally spaced and staggered intervals to themounting bar 10 from" one end thereof to its; approximate midsection;the arms becoming in creasingly'" longer from the end of the bar to itsmidse'c tion. Beginning at. a point spaced from the OPP' S ite end ofthe mounting bar 10 there are pivoted'thereto" at" one endan equalnumber of. article supporting. arms 14, although these latter arms areattached to the undersurface of'the bar so that there will bes'uflicient area above" and below the bar 10" tofoldthe assemblies ofarms'13 and 14-wholly within-the confines" of't'he topaiid' bottomsurfaces, respectively, of'thehar so thatthe'a-rtns' will' be'entirelyout ofthe Way? when in"inoperative po'sitions.

The manner of pivoting'each a'rm of'both' assemblies is the same: Thearmis flattened" at 15 adjacentits' end apertured at16" toreceiveathreaded'bolt17 having" ahead-1% countersunk-- in the surface of'th'e'mounting'bar 10 while the opposite" end receives a wing-'nut'19.' A"bushing 20 surrounds the bolt 17 and a" pair of'w'a'sher's- 21"embraceithe" bushing at; each end' to' afford a bearing to" precludeaccidental unscrewing of the nut 19*andto enable thearm'tobe'swung'freely onto and" Ofi tHemOunting bar without binding.

The shortest of the arms 13 and 14 of each "assembly are intended tobeused for suspending heavier' articles fordrying sincetheyoffer thesmallest amount of'lev'en age imposing torque on the mounting bartending to rotate the same on its support, which may be a shower curtainrod 22, as seen in Figures 2, 3 and 6. On the longest arms are supportedlight articles such as lingerie.

To secure the mounting bar 10 to the shower curtain rod 22, a clamp 23is provided at each end of the bar and is secured thereto by means of abolt 24 having a common nut 25 on its lower end and a wing nut 26threaded onto its upper end. This bolt also serves to clamp the legs 27,which extend transversely above and below the bar 10 at its ends, firmlyagainst the bar while at the same time contracting the loop 28 of theclamp on the shower curtain rod 22. In this manner, the bar 10 is heldonto the curtain rod 22 but to insure against rotation of the bar 10, ashort rod 29 is support-- ed for longitudinal sliding displacementwithin a passage formed by a semi-circular bend 30 in the upper leg 27of the clamp 23. The outer end of the rod 29 is re-- ceived in theconvolutions of a spring 31 whose upwardly extending end 32 has a loop33 therein to receive a. screw 34 which is driven into the adjacent wall35 (Figure 2). The curtain rod 22 is secured to the wall; in the usualmanner by a flange 36.

In cases where the wall is surfaced with tile, the arrange-- ment shownin Figure 6 is employed. This arrangement is identical except that thespring suspension means; 31 is substituted by a rubber suction cup 37whose recepta cle 38 receives the outer end of the slidable rod 29. Ineither case, the rod 29 is secured against longitudinal displacement bypressure of the upper leg 27 of clamp 23 as imposed by the tightening ofthe wing nut 26.

In Figure 7 is shown a modified form of supporting means for the clothesdrier and is employed in cases where a bath tub shower is equipped withpanels 39, supported for sliding movement by rollers 40 operating inupper and lower channels 41, only the upper channel being shown. AU-shaped clamp 42 is inverted over the top of the channel 41 adjacenteach end thereof. One leg 43 of the clamp has an aperture to receive ascrew 44 whose inner end bears against the outer surface of the showerpanel channel 41. A nut 45 is threaded onto the bolt 44 between theflange or leg 43 of the clamp and the channel 41 and a similar nut 46 isthreaded on the bolt on the opposite side of the leg 43.. A wing head 47is formed on the bolt for rotating the same tightly against the channel41, the nuts 45 and 46 locking the same in position.

The clamp 42 is made wider than the widest channel 41. so that it may beapplied to such channels of difierent widths. The companion leg 48 ofthe clamp has an aperture to receive a bolt 49 which extends through theopening 12 in. the flange 11 of the mounting bar 10 and receives a wingnut 50 to hold the flange 11 of the bar firmly against the leg 48 of theclamp. Other srtucture of the clothes drier is identical to that shownin the otherfigure of the drawing and as described in the foregolng.

It is evident from the foregoing that a housewife is afforded a hangerfor drying garments over a bath tub and concealing the same from view byclosing the shower curtains, the collective lengths of the arms 13 and14 afiording several feet of clothes line while occupying a relativelysmall space.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of somemodification and such modification as may be construed to fall withinthe scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered to bewithin the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with the supporting rod of a bath shower curtain on awall, a clothes drier mounting comprising a mounting bar substantiallycoextensive with said curtain rod, a clamp shaped to define acylindrical head embracing said shower curtain rod and having legsextending transversely over and under said bar adjacent each endthereof, the uppermost of said legs having a transverse corrugation, ashort rod slidable under said corrugation against a wall supporting saidcurtain rod, means on said wall receiving an end of said short rod tohold said mounting bar against rotation on said shower curtain rod andmeans holding said uppermost leg in clamping engagement with said shortrod to prohibit longitudinal displacement thereof.

2. In combination with the supporting rod of a bath shower curtain on awall, a clothes drier mounting comprising a mounting bar substantiallycoextensive with said curtain rod, a clamp carried by each end of saidmounting bar, each clamp comprising a portion affixed transversely tosaid bar and a loop portion extending laterally from an edge of said barand embracing said curtain rod, a short rod releasably secured to saidtrans versely afiixed portion of said clamp and extending beyond the endof said bar in parallelism with said curtain rod and means affixed tosaid wall and receiving an end of said short rod to hold said baragainst rotation on said curtain rod.

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